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SIA, ISPO and Austrian Splitboarding (Trade Show Detox)
Before starting a business in the snowboard industry I used to think that I’d snowboard a lot more if I worked with snowboards every day. Little did I know that trade show season falls right in prime snow season. Trade show prep, OR, SIA and ISPO basically take up all of January and February. [...]
Read moreMitch and Bibi Splitboarding Praxmarerkarspitze
Mitch Toelderer sent me this picture a couple weeks ago pointing to his next splitboard mission. Mitch and Bibi got out two weeks ago to ride Praxmarerkarspitze. Check out the video:
Read moreFun Times at the Dirksen Derby
We had the opportunity to make it down to Mt. Bachelor, Oregon for the Dirksen Derby this year. The Dirksen Derby is one of the first snowboard events of the season, so lots of industry folks make it to the event. It was pretty cool to race against some of the best riders in the [...]
Read moreOctober Splitboarding in Tahoe
Story by Allison Lightcap, Photos By Seth Lightcap Have you ever had the feeling that Old Man Winter was going to come early? I started to get this feeling in Tahoe a few weeks ago when I saw the squirrels rushing around collecting food. They knew what was up. Then I got this subconscious urge [...]
Read more4th of July on the North Twin Sister
There is some fun summer shredding going on right now. Our friend Kael Martin sent us this nice little report of his trip with Lucas Debari and friends. A Mountain Adventure to Celebrate America’s Independence Lucas Debari, Kael Martin, Anthony Gervais, Calvin Patterson, Daniel Sandberg, Jerry Mark, Quinn Baumberger, Cody Garrington July 4th, 2012 [...]
Read moreMt Shasta and the Great Pleiadian Eclipse Alignment
“On May 20th, 2012, for the first time in 26,000 years the sun, the moon and the constellation responsible for our evolution and ascension, the mysitc Pleiades, [aligned] in a spectacular total solar eclipse directly over one of the most powerful, mysterious, spiritual vortexes in the world: the mighty Mount Shasta” (http://www.divinetravels.com/Shasta.html). Chris, Tyler and [...]
Read moreSpring Time Splitboarding
Once a year, whether you live in the northern or southern hemisphere, the earth’s spinning axis tilts towards the sun. This has a profound impact: days get longer and temperatures rise. Just about every eco-system on the planet responds to this. Just as life has evolved to use water, so has it evolved to use [...]
Read moreMt. Baker Splitboard Fest Recap
The third Mt. Baker Splitboard festival was great time. The last two we worked up until the last minute to finish off prototypes and demo bindings. This year we were a little bit more prepared, but we still rolled in a little late for the Demo set up on Friday evening. We’ll be on [...]
Read moreForrest Shearer in Haines
Forrest Shearer splitboarding and getting after it in Haines, AK with the Patagonia crew.
Read moreSIA and ISPO Whirlwind Tour
So we just got back about a week ago from a whirlwind trade show tour of SIA and ISPO. What a trip! Splitboarding is truly taking off and it’s pretty amazing to be right in the thick of it. It was great to see the excitement for our new releases for next year, including the Prime- [...]
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